#Tribes of Tatooine review

[talesfrommedinastation]

My redneck neighbor Doug on 'Tribe'

When not turning his home into a giant light hazard for Jesus's Birthday or getting into yelling fights in the alley with Bobby Lee (another redneck neighbor who is a DIE HARD 'Bama fan) about SEC football, Doug's been randomly texting me things about the Jedi.

I'll update y'all on that soon enough. (Plo Koon = Sexy Shrimp Daddy?!)

Meanwhile, here is his review of his favorite episode of Season 2 of The Bad Batch...TRIBE, or as Doug calls it 'Chewbacca Junior and the Weed Business'.

Yes, a random fetch quest one in which Clone Force 99 helps out a random Wookiee kid. His favorite. Don't ask.

Need a Doug refresher? Check it out under Doug Talks Star Wars here.

TW: Doug Doug's as is his Doug-like wont. Hold onto your butts. A little calmer since Daddy Warcrimes is MIA in this one.

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So we got Daddy Rambo and the gang making counterfeit licenses for underage drinkers or whatever. You gotta do what you gotta do, I guess, and Daddy Rambo will do a lot of things, but obtaining gainful employment ain’t one of them. 

Ryan-from-Accounting is smug as hell about his counterfeiting operation. You’re so smart, Ryan-from-Accounting, why don’t you go to law school and start practicing corporate licensing? At least you can get equity there, ya dingaling.

And Little Orphan Blondie runs away because she’s embarrassed to be seen around them. I get it, kid.

Woah, it’s Chewbacca Junior! Are the lizard and robot people trying to sell him to the circus or something? Oh, he’s a Jedi?! When did this happen, this is awesome! I loved Chewbacca! I love Wookiees! AWESOME!!!

And Little Orphan Blondie is protecting him, go Little Orphan Blondie, go! 

I hope they adopt Chewbacca Junior and get him a collar and a nice bed on the floor of the HMS Search Warrant. They need a pet. Little Orphan Blondie can brush him and put bows in his hair! Do you think he uses a litter box?

They’re taking him home, and look! Little Orphan Blondie is giving him her Lunchables. I’m proud of the Dad Batch, they’re teaching Little Orphan Blondie good morals. Oh, poor wee Chewbacca Junior, he has no family and when he talks it sounds like Jimmers when he’s treed a squirrel*.

But Ryan-from-Accounting can understand him! Ya know, I wonder if his helmet can translate Bitch and that’s how Ryan-from-Accounting talks to his Bitch Wife Laura. 

It would be awesome if they adopt Chewbacca Junior and he attacks people with his lightsaber. He’s like a pet version of an MR-15! Imagine the DAMAGE his furry ass would do on the battlefield! 

Ooh, they made it to Wookieeland! Ya know, it always reminded me of where Jenny and I used to camp in northern California. I wonder if there’s a brewery nearby? I bet Toaster Strudel needs to throw back, that man needs a beer and a restraining order from Daddy Rambo. 

Oh SHIT, looks like the bugs from Klendathu made their way down to Wookieeland. Somebody call the Starship Troopers! Oh, wait, they can talk to those things like Dougie Houser did? Woah. Neat. 

Looks like the Empire found the Wookiee weed farm and torched it. Poor Wookiees, they’re just trying to make an honest living growing herb. Leave ‘em alone!

Which planet makes meth, my money’s on Tatooine, it looks like New Mexico and that place is meth Disneyland, there was a whole TV show about it. 

(Above is...Tatooine?! - Dr Meat Muffin)

Oh man it’s Houma-BBQ-Bitch’s shitty brothers and they’re burning the whole weed operation to the ground. Guess they work for the DEA.

Kick their asses, Wookiees! Now they want Chewbacca Junior, but the Dad Batch is saying FUCK YOU! 

Go Dad Batch go! Fire ‘em up! Destroy the tanks! GO JULIO GO! It’s like Apocalypse Now with Bigfoot!

More Wookiees! And they’re riding giant monkey-cats! AWESOME. Man, I feel stoned just watching this episode. Why can't I stop giggling.

Granny Wookiee says come on in and have some weed! Oh, shit, are they doing ayahuasca? Toaster Strudel ain’t having it, but Julio’s down. Julio’s down for anything, he’s probably gonna stick around, use his pipe laying skills, and get some free ganga out of the deal. Man, we all need a Julio in our life. Love him. 

Oh, poor Chewbacca Junior can’t find a home. Come on, Granny Wookiee, just let him crash with you guys! He can clip weed on the side, he’s got that lightsaber, let ‘em have it. But first, let’s talk to the trees! Did they take mushrooms before this scene, Jesus Christ this really does take place in Humboldt County, doesn’t it.

Ah, nevermind, the gators that run the DEA are here. With Stormtroopers. Oh shit, are the gators wearing Wookiee pelts while fighting Wookiees? That’s some Silence of the Lambs shit right there.

Welp, time for fire fights, Smokey the Bear does not approve of this episode, especially as one of the lizard men chases Chewbacca Junior and Little Orphan Blondie into the woods with a flamethrower. 

Oh shit, there are the bugs! Shit, am I actually cheering on the bugs from Starship Troopers? What is going on here, I’m so confused. Whelp, they’re eating Houma-BBQ-Bitch’s brother, good for them.

Back to Granny Wookiee’s Pot Palace, where Toaster Strudel and Julio throw back her questionable moonshine and smile at each other. If they end up with Wookiee girlfriends, it will be weird, but I will be happy for them. 

And Little Orphan Blondie and Chewbacca Junior are talking to the trees, again. Just watching this episode makes me wanna go back to Electric Forest. Except I don’t think Oceana County has wookiees, but it does have crazy people in the woods I guess. 

*=Jimmers is Doug’s extremely handsome poodle mix dog. His full name is Jimmers Jimothy Jimerson III and they found him as a stray when he was eating trash behind a bowling alley in Nacogdoches. 

Where my Doug fans at? @amalthiaph @eyecandyeoz @merkitty49 @sued134 are the biggest, but let me know if ya wanna be tagged in the next installment!

[burnwater13]

Max Rebo playing the red ball jet organ at Garsa Fwip's cantina, in Mos Espa. Image from The Book of Boba Fett, Season 1, Episode 2, Tribes of Tatooine. Calendar from DateWorks.

“Grogu! Can you keep it down? I’m trying to get some sleep.”

Wow. The Mandalorian was cranky. Usually he didn’t mind Grogu being up when he was grabbing some extra kip. Grogu wondered what was bugging him. It couldn’t be his new Max Rebo red ball jet organ, could it? 

Grogu had been surprised to get the package the day before. It wasn’t his naming day, it wasn���t present day, and he hadn’t ordered anything. But there it was. A giant container with his name painted right on it in big red letters and underlined at least three times. Who did he know who would send him something all the way from… Tatooine?

Peli maybe? But she was pretty thrifty. She would have waited for him to show up on Tatooine again before she gave him a new deck of sabacc cards, hoping that he wouldn’t notice that they were marked, not like that had ever happened before. 

The Sand People? He hadn’t thought that they would even know how to ship something across the galaxy. They might use the tools they found as they traversed the Dune Sea and other parts of Tatooine, much like the Jawas did, but they didn’t really do anything with credits. Grogu had been assured it took plenty of credits to ship stuff around the galaxy when he asked his dad to ship the rest of the rations pack Grogu refused to eat to the rancor at Boba Fett’s palace, because he was sure that Ranky would appreciate it. So not the Sand People. 

Then it occurred to him that maybe it was the Daimyo who sent him the lovely musical instrument. Daimyo Fett did like music and often had recordings of soft music playing in the palace because it hid the foot falls of the mech spiders that carried the monks of B’omarr around. Grogu didn’t blame him for that. Those little mechanical feet tap, tap, tapping, around the stone floors of the palace echoed in a creepy way that gave most people a bad case of the shivers. 

But when he did a thorough review of the container, it’s contents, the rest of the packaging, and the delivery receipt, he discovered exactly nothing about whoever sent it. His dad had commented that someone was sure to own up to it eventually.  If they didn’t, Din Djarin had muttered that he would be tracking them down otherwise. 

Grogu decided that it didn’t matter who sent the cool red ball jet organ. What mattered was learning how to play it. Whoever sent it had included a couple of data cards of songs he could learn. He was happy to note they had included the lyrics of the songs and not just the organ part.  That was great. He’d always thought that he had a nice singing voice. 

As soon as he could, he began to set up the organ. That took close to forever. First, the parts were big. Much bigger than him. Then his dad said he couldn’t use the Force to move things around. That didn’t seem fair to Grogu, so he had to time his work every carefully. He didn’t want his dad to catch him breaking the rules, but he also didn’t want to wait until a full month of Taungsdays for Din Djarin to help him because he was so busy. 

Grogu had no idea what the Mandalorian was busy doing. As far as he could tell, Din Djarin’s armor was clean and shiny. His weapons were properly cleaned, sighted, calibrated, and stored. The N-1 was in tip top condition and had no routine, predictive, or necessary maintenance cards open on it. 

Yes, the Mandalorian had created a whole maintenance regime for the ship and followed it rigorously. Grogu found it annoying most of the time, but occasionally it paid off, because it allowed him to schedule certain activities far in advance because his dad would be busy with ship maintenance and not hovering over Grogu while he was test driving new Force powers. The first time he levitated to the top of the preserver to grab some cookies from the ‘hidden’ jar, the lecture he’d received from his dad still echoed in the back of his head it was so loud and fervent. Uff. He didn’t need a repeat of that.

Greef Karga didn’t even have anything for the Mandalorian to handle on his behalf. So what the heck was the problem?

It didn’t matter. Grogu worked quietly until he had the whole red ball jet organ set up. He found a power supply for it and then hit the ‘On’ button. The equipment hummed in a soft, gentle tone that Grogu immediately liked. It was soothing. It was a perfect tone. It was consistent. It didn’t oscillate between frequencies or volume or anything else. He could have listened to that all night. 

But he also wanted to learn to play it. He tried to set the volume to its softest level. He tried to select a song that was short and easy to learn. He tried to not to use the Force. But he forgot that whenever he sang a song, he sang it with all of his abilities, at the top of his voice, with as much emotion as was appropriate. Oops. 

Imagine waking up and being all crabby when your only son sang his favorite song, ‘Dads are Great!’, so loudly your blaster fell off a shelf and whacked you on the helmet. Grogu couldn’t have predicted that happening! Not even with a maintenance system. Dank Farrik!

Who sent this to Grogu? Thoughts...

[missypup]

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#but also would bend double weeping at his lack of proper education on in-depth mandalorian history and culture that were denied from him

My Top Posts in 2022:

#5

Din Djarin having an absolute crisis over his identity now that he’s “Mandalorian no more” by the Tribe’s Creed is honestly such a good parallel to Boba Fett who doesn’t doubt for one second who he is despite being a literal clone.

(No wonder they’re made for each other)

116 notes - Posted March 16, 2022

#4

Being a fanfic writer means: telling yourself you’ll write 10 chapters MAX, just to make it short and sweet, then realizing in chapter 8 that you lied.

264 notes - Posted March 16, 2022

#3

Imagine Din “no thoughts, head empty” Djarin going to leave Tatooine and Boba “emotional instability” Fett just pouting for weeks because he’s pretty sure they’re married by right and his husband and new son just flew off.

This is why Fennec Shand drinks so much.

264 notes - Posted March 6, 2022

#2

BobaDin (plus clan mudhorn) headcanons that just make sense:

Boba Fett would let Din take as long as he needs to take his helmet off in private

But if Din were dying from an injury he would rip it off without hesitation

They’ll speak Tusken in the streets of Mos Espa to freak people out

(But they’ll speak Mando’a in the bedroom)

Grogu is kin. Period. Boba and Din probably said the adoption words together

They’re both bad at asking for attention - but both really good at giving attention so it evens out

Keldabe kisses

Sometimes they’re sharp as tacks, sometimes Fennec swears they share one brain cell. There’s no in between

Grogu is spoiled (they argue over who is worse: Boba or Din. But it’s Fennec.)

Din calls Boba King of Tatooine to annoy him

—Boba retaliates by calling Din princeling

There’s bets over what Grogu’s first words will be (it’ll be a swear, they’re all sure)

313 notes - Posted March 7, 2022

My #1 post of 2022

When Obi-Wan tells Cody he was chained to a pole and Cody hesitates to say “entertaining”— that is definitely ‘I want to see you chained to a pole’ subtext.

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[wantonwinnie]

Kenobi Review

9/10. This is about the legends novel by John Jackson Miller, as opposed to the show (which is also good!). Spoilers ahead.

When I saw this was a 14-hour audiobook read, I was interested to see how it would spend that much time. A few hours in (during the setup), I wasn't sure why we were spending this much time around the characters. But it’s always hard to tell whether it’s worth it until the payoff. (By the way, if you're still tired of all the time spent on Tatooine in recent shows, maybe wait to pick this one up, because everything happens there). But once you're ready to dive in for the long-haul, it’ll be worth your time.

The novel offers a compelling tale of small-time heroism, local politics, ancient tales, and unique perspectives. Perhaps most important, I really appreciate Obi-Wan's characterization here. Much like in the canon show, he still hasn't (at all) come to terms with what's happened to him the past few years (or even the past few days, since it starts right after ROTS). He's witty, wanting of action, diplomatic, thoughtful, and empathetic. Most important to me is how he interacted with the Tuskens. In stark contrast to the other settlers, Obi-Wan knows there is goodness in all life, and more so, that the Tuskens are not "savages" or uncivilized. He is unafraid to protect settlers against Tuskens as necessary, but is easily convinced to protect the latter, as well.

Speaking of, the Tuskens are easily one of the hallmarks of the book. All three perspectives (Annileen, A'Yark, and Obi-Wan) are important, but A'Yark adds a new dimension that is largely unexplored. The book plays off of how many people probably remember the Tuskens' depiction in the OT - raiders that stand in the hero's way. Here, they are a living culture, and their plight is well-documented and well-developed. They certainly use violence to achieve their ends, but that end is to rid Tatooine of the settler population that extracts resources from the environment, a far cry from a one-dimensional outlook.

There are also a lot of funny moments. Like with everything he does, Kenobi seems to always get into the middle of the action everywhere he goes. The only thing he can do is completely seclude himself, which I reckon is one of the lessons he takes from the experiences he has here. Plus, everyone seems to fawn over this guy, even his enemies. It’s hilarious and highly appropriate.

By the end, I really appreciated the time the book took to develop the environment of the oasis and A'Yark's tribe. I enjoyed seeing the character arcs develop, and I think Obi-Wan was highly affected by these events too. Of course, there are parts that do conflict with canon (in the book he immediately moves into his Jundland wastes hovel), but his emotions and actions are still appropriate and interesting for canon-purposes. If you can square those in your mind, it'll still be a fun ride, because like 90% of the rest of the book is canon consistent anyway.

Miller is two for two, and Im very interested in his other works as a result. A New Dawn is one of my sneaky favorite novels, and I could see this one in the top ten. It’s a methodical but fulfilling read, and I recommend it for anyone.

[ulkaralakbarova]

With the Griffins stuck again at home during a blackout, Peter tells the story of “Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi.” Credits: TheMovieDb. Film Cast: Peter Griffin as Han Solo / Stewie Griffin as Darth Vader / Brian Griffin as Chewbacca / Glenn Quagmire as C-3PO / Carter Pewterschmidt as Emperor Palpatine / Roger as Moff Jerjerrod / Tim the Bear as Wickett / Live Studio Ostrich / Pee-wee Herman (voice): Seth MacFarlane Lois Griffin as Princess Leia / Sy Snootles / Asian Woman / ET Announcer / Hot Girl’s Mother (voice): Alex Borstein Chris Griffin as Luke Skywalker (voice): Seth Green Meg Griffin (voice): Mila Kunis Angela as Mon Mothma (voice): Carrie Fisher Carl as Yoda (voice) (as Jon Benjamin): H. Jon Benjamin Cleveland Brown as R2-D2 / John Herbert as Obi-Wan Kenobi / Rallo Tubbs as Nien Nunb / Consuela as Gatekeeper Droid (voice): Mike Henry Joe Swanson as Jabba the Hutt (voice): Patrick Warburton Klaus Heissler as Admiral Ackbar (voice): Dee Bradley Baker Mayor Adam West as Grand Moff Tarkin (voice): Adam West Mort Goldman as Lando Calrissian (voice) (as Johnny Brennan): John G. Brennan Opie as a Small Amphibious Alien (voice): Mark Hentemann Captain Jean-Luc Picard (voice): Patrick Stewart Flick / Jeremy (voice): Colin Ford Herself (voice): Mary Hart Hot Blonde (voice): Anne Hathaway Imperial Controller (voice): Steve Callaghan Rush Limbaugh as The Rancor (voice): Rush Limbaugh John Williams (voice): Bruce McGill Lieutenant Worf (voice): Michael Dorn Little Girl (voice): Yara Shahidi TV Announcer / Singer / Osama Bin Laden / Imperial Shuttle Pilot (voice): John Viener Will Robinson (voice): Max Burkholder Imperial Shuttle Guard #1 / Man #2 (voice): Alec Sulkin (voice): Chris Cox (voice): Chris Edgerly Shuttle Tyderium (voice): Chris Sheridan Imperial Shuttle Guard #1 / Live Ostrich (voice): Danny Smith (voice): Ralph Garman Puppeteer (uncredited): Robin Walsh Judge Elihu Smails (archive footage) (uncredited): Ted Knight Conway Twitty as Darth Twitty (archive footage) (uncredited): Conway Twitty Film Crew: Creator: Seth MacFarlane Storyboard: Pete Michels Writer: David A. Goodman Producer: John Viener Storyboard: Kurt Dumas Storyboard: Mark Garcia Director: Peter Shin Producer: Kara Vallow Producer: Patrick Meighan Writer: Cherry Chevapravatdumrong Producer: Shannon Smith Storyboard: Joe Vaux Background Designer: Ken Yi Character Designer: Ed Acosta Character Designer: Sharon Ross Storyboard: Rick Del Carmen Storyboard: Steve Fonti Compositors: Andy Jolliff Production Office Assistant: Fitzgerald Gonzalez Storyboard: Mark Covell Storyboard: Young Lee Storyboard: Jeff Stewart Background Designer: Kip Noschese Storyboard: Erik Moxcey Storyboard: David Boudreau Storyboard: Annemarie Brown Storyboard: Jonathan Gebhart Storyboard: Shawn Palmer Storyboard: Dave Sherburne Animation Production Assistant: Scott Hill Editor: Mike Elias Movie Reviews: RODZILLA2626: Very funny animated cartoon movie, probably more to come, it was nice to get a few laugh’s out of this while I was in work :p In this spectacular and offensively uproarious final chapter, Luke Skywalker (Chris) and Princess Leia (Lois) must travel to Tatooine to free Han Solo (Peter) by infiltrating the wretched stronghold of Jabba the Hutt (Joe), the galaxy’s most loathsome and dreadful gangster. Once reunited, the Rebels team up with a tribe of Ewoks to combat the Imperial forces on the forest moon of Endor. Meanwhile the Emperor (Carter Pewterschmidt) and Darth Vader (Stewie) conspire to turn Luke to the dark side, and young Skywalker is determined to rekindle the spirit of the Jedi within his father. The Galactic Civil War has never been more outrageous, as the Rebel forces gather to attack the seemingly defenseless and incomplete second Death Star in the battle that will determine the fate of the galaxy.” ‑ Manu Gino

[amesmonde]

The Book of Boba Fett Chapter 2: The Tribes of Tattooine (2021) Review

The Book of Boba Fett Chapter 2: The Tribes of Tattooine (2021) Review

Spoilers! Boba Fett must go from bounty hunter into a warrior while tackling persecution of his savours in the past and facing a power struggle in the present. Wonderfully directed by Steph Green his episode flows much better. Jon Favreau writing offers Boba’s relationship strengthening with the Tuscan Raiders. We get to see how he learned his stick skills and gets his garb in The Mandalorian…

[nimata-beroya]

I'm not in the mood to do a full review of episode 2 of the Book of Boba Fett, but I gotta say that I LOVE it! Starting with it was longer than the first, the whole assault on the train, the cantina fight, when the Tusken dressed Boba as one of them, the making of the graffi stick, the ceremonial dance at the end. It was absolutely wonderful!!

[notallthosewho-wanderarelost]

I read two Obi-Wan books in the run up to the Kenobi series premiere, and I keep waffling on whether I should write up a review on them or not, because I loved one and hated the other. Kenobi, by John Jackson Miller, which was one of the latest EU/Legends novels, and the new Star Wars: Brotherhood by Mike Chen, just released last month.

Kenobi is set when Obi-Wan first goes into hiding on Tatooine after giving baby Luke to Owen and Beru. It’s about 70% moisture farmer and Sand People drama, with the other 30% comprising Obi-Wan’s struggle to adjust to being in hiding- he tries to stay out of the moisture farmer drama but just can’t help getting involved to help people- and how extremely terrible he is at staying undercover. (Among other things, he meditates out loud and at one point gets overheard by a 15-year-old girl eavesdropping on him.) Also all the female characters have a crush on him- seems pretty legit. I loved this book a lot, even though a bunch of Tatooine OCs got more of the pagetime than Obi-Wan himself did. It was a really good story and the fact that it was smaller scale felt right for it. I love getting to see more about civilian life in Star Wars, and the ending to the whole civilian drama plotline had some surprisingly great thematic parallels with Vader. The Sand People getting more development was also great, even if it wasn’t completely unproblematic. This book also has Obi-Wan find out about Anakin’s murder rampage on the Sand People tribe in AotC, which was interesting, and the whole story is framed by a Sand People myth about the two suns that parallels Obi-Wan and Anakin’s story. Oh, and the book starts off with Obi-Wan landing on planet and almost immediately getting into a bar fight while holding baby Luke. A+.

In contrast, I hated Brotherhood by Mike Chen. It had all my least favorite Star Wars fandom takes, made canon. Even though existing canon actively shows that they’re not true!!! The Jedi don’t feel emotion, check, Mace hates Anakin, check, Qui-Gon was super perfect and him living and training Anakin would have been the solution to everything that went wrong, check. I’m so tired of these takes. There might be an element of Anakin being an unreliable narrator for some of those, but if so, it’s not well conveyed, to the point where I didn’t even consider it until I read a review of book. The writing comes off as mostly supporting what Anakin says. The other thing I couldn’t stand about this book is that it’s supposedly about how Obi-Wan and Anakin became brothers (it’s set at the beginning of the Clone Wars and starts with Anakin’s knighting) but it also establishes that for the past 10+ years of Anakin’s apprenticeship, they fought constantly. This book wants me to believe that after 10 years of fighting, they became as close as they were only during the war??? That apparently Obi-Wan literally raising Anakin from the age of 9 didn’t result in them bonding at all?? What????? And then the big reconciliation that is the start of Obi-Wan and Anakin’s relationship as brothers and as The Team....... is Obi-Wan realizing that Qui-Gon trusted Anakin, so he should too. It’s not anything to do with Anakin himself or Obi-Wan’s relationship with him, it’s just about Qui-Gon. I have no words.

The Sand People massacre is coincidentally also brought up in this book. Anakin actually tells Palpatine about it, hoping for validation of his feelings of anger, and of course Palpatine not only gives him that, but says he was right to do it and describes it as “justice”. Which is then followed up by Palpatine confirming that... no, the Jedi don’t feel emotions like normal people, and yes, Mace unfairly hates Anakin. Again, if this was supposed to be unreliable narration by Anakin, that’d be one thing, but the only thing the narrative actually calls Anakin out on is his prejudice against Neimoidians. As it stands, the narrative pretty much acts like Palpatine was right in this conversation, which is a big No-No for me. It’s either extremely poorly written Anakin-as-an-unreliable-narrator, or just canonizing Very Bad Takes. Also, the way this books acts like Jedi are bad and compassionless and Anakin is a super special snowflake for feeling emotions, unlike them? It misses the point very badly. The whole point is that Anakin was a great Jedi. That’s what makes his fall so tragic. Because Palpatine’s insane talent at manipulation and grooming aside, Anakin knew better, he knew right from from wrong, and he fell anyway. He made the wrong choice at a crucial time because of his fear, and that choice doomed him, his loved ones, and the galaxy.

Where Brotherhood shines, in my opinion, is in its supporting characters. There are 2 OCs who I really grew to love. The first is Mill Alibeth, a Zabrak Jedi Initiate (about 10 years old) who Anakin winds up bonding with, whose problem is that she can’t deal with how strongly she feels emotions through The Force- a problem that is a lot worse for her with the war breaking out. The second is Ruug Quarnom, a former Black Ops Neimoidian guard who becomes an ally of Obi-Wan’s as he investigates a mysterious bombing of a civilian sector on Cato Neimoidia. Obi-Wan’s plotline of solving the mystery behind the bombing is very interesting, and the only reason I actually kept reading the book. The development of the Neimoidian people was also great.

I also enjoyed a scene featuring the return of Dex early on in the story, and this book has a very cute Anidala date, even though it leans too heavily into the “Anakin is selfish” aspect of his personality in his choice of date spot for my taste. (Yes, he’s nascent Darth Vader, but that shouldn’t be coming out so strongly. There’s no point in his fall if he was never actually good.) This book also gets bonus points for recanonizing Obi-Wan’s Ben alias as having been a nickname Satine used for him (which was previously canonized in Kenobi and made me very happy), and for mentioning Anakin meeting Cal Kestis from Jedi: Fallen Order. Siri Tachi is also briefly mentioned! I’m not sure if this is her first appearance in Disney canon, but either way, she has a quick appearance in this book so she does exist in the new canon. Sister the trans clone from EK Johnston’s Queen’s Hope makes an appearance in this book too. Also, points for bringing in the furnace heart metaphor for Anakin from the RotS novelization, and tying it to a story Shmi used to tell Anakin.

This was mostly just incoherent rambling and I’m fully aware of that; if anyone wants an actual coherent book review for either book just let me know.

[theloneliestshipper]

Book of Boba, Episode 2 Review

Below is my review of The Book of Boba Fett, Episode 2: The Tribes of Tatooine. IT CONTAINS SPOILERS.

When I watched The Mandalorian I often felt like I was watching a short Star Wars film. Every episode had a mini-story of it’s own, with characters and arcs that had a clear beginning, middle and end. Some episodes I liked better than others, but it was shot like an anthology of short films, not a TV show.

By contrast, BoBF is clearly a TV show. There’s a lot of scenes that are Point A to Point B, like the scene with the receptionist at the Mayor’s office. There’s a lot of recapping dialogue about Jabba’s throne. That’s not necessarily a bad thing, but this episode made the contrast pretty stark.

Last episode we saw Boba and Master Assassin Fennec Shand take a prisoner. Thanks to Boba’s declaration that he doesn’t torture, the interrogation scene seemed pretty toothless until they dropped their prisoner in the rancor’s pit.

After a pretty funny fake-out the assassin says he was hired by the mayor and off they go to see the mayor. Turns out the mayor may have been a red herring, and the Bigger Bad is actually Jabba’s relatives coming for their inheritance. Boba stands his ground on the principle of finders-keepers-losers-weepers, only, you know, with murder.

Meanwhile in the flashback timeline we see Boba training to fight with Tusken weapons. When a spice supply caravan threatens the tribe, Boba decides to help out his former captors by stealing some speeders from a biker gang menacing Tosche Station and then teaching the Tuskens to use them.

They crash the train and then Boba tells the spice runners that they’ll have to pay the Tuskens for safe passage from now on. With his crimelord training wheels firmly in place, Boba celebrates with the Tuskens and they give him a lizard that slithers up his nose and makes him trip balls in the desert. We see another Kamino flashback as Boba watches Jango fly off in Slave I, juxtiposing his sense of childhood abandonment with being left for dead in the sarlacc and I’m sorry guys…quick cry break. BRB.

ANYWAY, dream/drug trip imagery also in juxtaposition: Tatooine was once covered by water, like Kamino. The tree obviously has significance to the Tuskens but the large tree beside the small tree might also be Jango and Boba. Boba gets tangled up the branches the way he was ensnared by the sarlacc, which could be about moving away from the path Jango set for him.

It’s definitely the kind of character moment this series needs and ends with Boba donning the black robes we see him wear in The Mandalorian. I’m a little sad to see the end of the ragged flight suit, but frankly. It’s time.

Temuera Morrison has spoken in interviews about how he brings his Māori heritage and cultural fighting style into the way he wields the Tusken weapons, so incorporating that into Tusken culture is pretty neat.

Boba seems to be in pretty great shape with the Tuskens, better than he is five years later which makes me wonder if sarlacc acid is degenerative and the logical end of the series is–. Oh no. Mm-mn. Nope. Don’t like that thought. Don’t like that at all.

Things I Loved:

Temuera Morrison’s job in this series is to 1)stare at some huge CGI thing, 2)make unnecessary statements, 3)take a drink, 4)fight everyone. All of which he does like a BOSS.

Master Assassin Fennec Shand’s cutting assessment of the Night Wind assassins. Please give her more to do.

More Tusken content! It was great to see the return of Tusken sign language and to delve deeper into their culture.

Fixer and Camie at Tosche Station! That’s a deep OT cut with characters that were cut from ANH. Love to see it. You think Luke ever shows up for a high school reunion?

Who had a lizard-induced drug trip on their BoBF bingo card? Anyone? Anyone?

Things I Didn’t Love:

Here’s my other side of the Tusken coin: the Tuskens have been on Tatooine literally since it was covered with water and they haven’t figured out that they can just take the machinery of the offworlders until Boba Fett tells them they can?

Boba has apparently decided to stick around with his former captors. I don’t have a problem with that, but I wish we had seen more of that decision. Last week he was pretty set on getting to Anchorhead, presumably to retrieve his ship.

Maybe this is my own fault for spending the majority of the pandemic obsessed with Temuera Morrison’s filmography, but watching this I feel like I’m watching him do Hamlet, and I’m loving the performance but at the same time I’m never not aware that I’m watching Temuera Morrison do Hamlet. Even when he’s fully suited up in armor I’m still unable to lose the actor in the role.

Monster of the Week: The Twins. Jabba has a variety of family members throughout various canon iterations. Like the one with dreads. And the one with abs. And the purple one. These two are new and it makes absolute sense for them to lay claim to Jabba’s territory even if they certainly took their sweet time doing it. Maybe Bib was working for them? I’m very curious to see what role they’ll play in the series and when we’ll get a proper showdown between Boba and the wookiee gladiator.

Final Thoughts:

Between the desert nomads and the dream sequences and trying to rule based solely on conquest Boba is basically Daenerys Targaryen. Let’s hope it ends better for him than it did for her.

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My Ranking of Book of Boba Fett episodes

Since the show is now over, I figured I give my personal ranking of the episodes. I’ll do a season review later today or tomorrow.

1. The Tribes of Tatooine (love my Tuskens)

2. From the Desert Comes a Stranger (space cowboy!!!)

3. In the Name of Honor

4. Return of the Mandalorian

5. Stranger in a Strange Land

6. The Gathering Storm

7. The Streets of Mos Espa

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Concept art by Christian Alzmann. The Book of Boba Fett, Season 1, Episode 3, The Streets of Mos Espa. Boba Fett stands next to the rancor running his hand over it's head, while the creature lies down.

Din Djarin appreciated that Boba Fett had learned to respect the rancor and treated it like he would have treated a massif or a Loth cat, but he couldn’t imagine doing the same to such a large critter. It seemed to him that whenever he and a huge critter crossed paths, the bounty hunter was always the one who ended up the worse for it. 

The ravinak on Pagodon had damaged the Razor Crest’s port side landing strut. That had cost a packet to fix. Then he nearly got stomped by the blurgg and shamed by the Ugnaught for his trouble. Of course there was that mudhorn. It destroyed his armor and all he got for all that was the opportunity to buy back the parts of his ship and the pleasure of repairing it without proper garage facilities. 

Then he’d had no choice but to bring the kid back to the client. He needed that camtono of beskar to put his armor right. Neither he nor the Ugnaught could fix it. That had to be done by a Mandalorian Armorer and the only one he knew was back on Nevarro. So he goes back there and those Kowakian monkey lizards were always too close. If you were missing something on Nevarro odds were even that one of those monkeys had grabbed it and you’d have a hell of a time getting it back. 

At least when he went to Sorgan the critters were small and blue. Spotchka blue. His first layer was that color now thanks to the time he spent in those damn krill ponds waiting for the marauders’ AT-ST to take it’s final, fatal step.  He was glad that he wasn’t part of a Mandalorian tribe or enclave after that. The amount of harassment he would have gotten was more than the value of having others of his kind around to remind him how easy it was to fall away from the Creed. 

And the kid, the kid loved all of those critters. Even the mudhorn. Which, Din Djarin, considered was just the sort of thing he would have liked at that age. Whatever age the kid really was. He certainly didn’t act like any fifty year old the Mandalorian knew, but then Din Djarin knew so few of them. Maybe they were like children and he’d just never noticed. He supposed that he could ask Bo-Katan. She knew more Mandalorians than he did. 

But that wouldn’t change the fact that Grogu found the critters fascinating. The reptavians on Nevarro, the massifs, bantha, and Krayt dragons on Tatooine, even the ice spiders on Maldo Kreis. Neither one of them every wanted to see those critters ever again, but  they had been fascinating from a couple parsecs away. Much like the mamacore and it’s offspring. Awful up close and personal, but fascinating when you were reviewing their biology, habits, habitat, and population from the nice safe interior of a starship on the other side of the galaxy from them. 

There had been times when Din Djarin had wondered if Grogu just attracted the critters. He knew there were people like that. They could walk through the loneliest place on any planet and every critter, person, life form, what have you, would find them. He remembered meeting one of them on the Wheel. 

The space station shouldn’t have had any ‘wild’ critters on it. But when he walked into the tavern on the lower ring, there she was, a young woman, surrounded by all sorts of critters. Scurriers, ysalamiri, gorgs, and all manner of tiny rodents. She seemed to be talking to them and when she noticed him looking at her, she said something and they all zipped away. All but one ysalamir, which wrapped itself around her ankle.

She had nodded at him and paid attention to her drink and he seemed to just forget about her. He did whatever he was there to do, but when he went back to his ship he noticed that ysalamir laying near it. When as asked it where its friend was, the creature ran across the docking bay and he noticed the young woman just moving out of sight, with a long line of small critters following her. Maybe Grogu was like her?

It was funny that he remembered her while thinking of the critters. He’d tried to remember that strange meeting that wasn’t really a meeting on The Wheel for years, but it was just the critters that brought her back to his mind, where she seemed to disappear just as easily. Maybe that’s why Grogu and Fett and even that young woman, whoever she was, liked the critters. Large or small, terrifying or delicate, if you remembered the critters, then you remembered the people who had met them.  

After all, Din Djarin was never likely to forget the Krayt dragon and all the people he’d met because of that critter. Or the blurggs. Or the reptavians. Even those wretched spiders would always remind him of Niebla, the Frog lady and her husband and children. And he and Grogu would be bound together because of that mudhorn. It had become their clan name and would be part of their line for generations. 

Perhaps that was why Fett liked the rancor. Together they were unforgettable. 

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The Book of Boba Fett: Witness the comeback

The Book of Boba Fett and the greatest Star Wars comeback so far.

No Kim Kardassian jokes here, just a legendary face from the past clawing hims way from the gut of a sarlacc and kickstarting a reputation on the harsh Outer Rim World of Tatooine in what is a truly epic comeback. If you’re not watching, why? If you are, check out our team reviews of Chapter 1 and Chapter 2 as well as Sander’s guide to Stranger In A Strange Land and The Tribes of Tatooine and be…

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Every 'Book of Boba Fett' Episode Review - ScreenHub Entertainment

Every ‘Book of Boba Fett’ Episode Review – ScreenHub Entertainment

We reviewed The Book of Boba Fett on a weekly basis and as such, wanted to compile all the reviews in one easy-to-find spot for your convenience. Enjoy! Chapter 1: Stranger in a Strange Land Chapter 2: The Tribes of Tatooine Chapter 3: The Streets of Mos Espa Chapter 4: The Gathering Storm Chapter 5: The Return of the Mandalorian Chapter 6: From the Desert Comes a Stranger Chapter 7: In…

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The Book of Boba FettChapter 3: The Streets of Mos Espa (2022) Review

The Book of Boba FettChapter 3: The Streets of Mos Espa (2022) Review

Spoilers! Boba Fett faces threats from all over Mos Espa, in the palace as well as on the streets. Chapter 3: The Streets of Mos Espa is another good episode. Cyborgs who are stealing water, dangerous gifts and double crossing. While the action sets ups aren’t a slick as they could be (or not a good as Steph Green’s brilliant episode The Tribes of Tatooine), Robert Rodriguez redeems himself…

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TBoBF Review ~ CHAPTER 7: IN THE NAME OF HONOR (Season Finale)

Let me start saying that if I’d write this review only with my reactions while watching the episode, it’d be very short and ineloquent, consisting of screams, in-universe and real-world curses, and crying. So I made an effort to control myself and put into words all the feelings and thoughts that this spectacular episode left behind.

The road to here has been a little bumpy; the show has its hits and misses but, for me, the finale was extremely satisfying. Things came to a full circle. I had the time of my life watching it and, honestly, it made up for the prior moments in the show that I’m not fond of. I must admit that Robert Rodriguez redeemed himself in my eyes with this episode. This level of epicness is what I expected of him in the previous episode he directed (episode 3) and didn’t deliver. But now, he’s forgiven because the finale became my favorite episode!

Okay, enough of my babbling, so let’s get to the important stuff. As always, a warning for spoilers. Read at your own risk.

The episode started great, having Boba back as the main character (many complained about this the last 2 weeks, including me) and I loved that he listens to the ones around him, not just in this episode but also before. He’s older now, therefore wiser and less stubborn. Like when Cade Bane taunted him about who really killed the Tusken tribe and Fennec made him reconsider start shooting while clouded by emotions.

By the end of the episode, there are many loose ends and unanswered questions as always, but at least, we’re sure now who killed the Tuskens. Yeah, I always suspected that the Nitko speed bikers had been framed by the Pykes, and I’m glad to be right.

Seriously, guys, did any of you doubt Grogu was going to choose Din? I’ve been saying it for over a year now, that kid was bound to return to his dad. I thought it’d take at least the first half of Season 3 to do so (or even until the end of the season) but I’m not complaining about this early return in any way, form, or shape. I love it!!! I’m beyond thrilled!

And I loved that Luke sent the kid and it was Peli who received him first. But I have a complaint. It’s not that Luke sent Grogu alone with Artoo (I’m pretending that it was like delivering him in the school bus) but how did he know Din was in Tatooine? Yeah, sure, he sensed him with the force, but what if Din had left when Grogu got there?! Feels a little irresponsible if you ask me!

And talking about Peli… Gawd! How I love her! It was so funny how she panicked when the X-wing landed. And that she’s not fond of Grogu’s name. She’s us, guys. She’s us. TBH, I got used to the name but I wish it was different. Anyway… How Grogu isn’t going to love his Auntie Peli when she gives him slimy, yummy worms to eat!

The first encounter with Cade Bane was amazing, but there’s a detail I loved the most and it’s the fact that Bane said the Tuskens were Boba’s family. Although it was to taunt him, doesn’t make it any less true.

I also loved that Boba recognizes that he’s not so young anymore and it happens to everyone. He accepts it and adapts to the circumstances. Cad Bane, not so much.

I knew the other crime families would betray Boba. You could see it coming parsecs away! And nooooooo!!!!!!!! No, not the gamorrean guards!! 😭😭😭 I liked those guys 😩 RIP

This episode has so many great moments but my favorites are when Boba and Din are fighting together, guarding each other’s backs. Gawd!! It was so epic!!!

And not for the first time, I wished the show was rated for an older audience so Boba could literally say to the Pykes thorough the majordomo “Go kark yourselves!’ I know he did say it in sanitized words but it would’ve been so good to hear those words spoken out loud.

I swear that Din was having PTSD flashbacks while the Scorponok droids attacked. That was a little close to the way his parents died for my comfort. And watching everyone shooting at the droids fruitlessly, I was like… What you guys need are droid poppers! Because no laser bolts are going to work. No flamethrower or rocket either. And sadly, neither the dark saber, Din, sorry. You look like a badass king wielding it but yeah, nope. It won't work unless you’re inside the shield! Which of course, is what happened later.

When Boba flew away to get reinforcements, for a moment I thought he meant Tusken raiders, but when I heard the rancor roaring, oh, I lost it!! Completely lost it. Watching Boba riding it was a dream come true. It was the best thing ever! So badass!

Peli, finding Din in mid retreat, was hilarious!!!! Peli like 😃 surprise!! And Din like 😳 turn around!

My heart MELT with the so anticipated father-son reunion! 🥺🥺🥰🥰🥰 Din’s little gasp; Grogu jumping on Din; Din’s realization that he wear the beskar shirt. It was chaotic, heartwarming, and just perfect!

Grogu against the droid was like… No, you don’t. You ain’t hurting my daddy. Nuh-huh!

The rancor tearing the droids apart was so awesome!!! I was just wondering if he was going to eat somebody when he just ate that guy.

The Boba-Bane final (re)match didn’t disappoint, not one bit. I LOVED that Boba killed Bane using the gaffi stick. I just knew it was going to be that way when I noticed he had it on his back. You can see the moment when Boba finds his inner balance and let out this person he has become. That he’s no longer a coldblooded killer like Bane called him for money, for the whims of others, but to protect. And he learns to live by the opposite of what Bane tried to tell him with the whole “looking out for yourself. Anything else is weakness”. Boba learned with Tuskens that living only by self-interest only takes you so far. There’s strength in numbers, in the family, in the tribe.

The people shooting the rampaging rancor had me rolling my eyes. Din came to tell them exactly what I was thinking. Shooting at the baby rancor only pissed him off! Stop hurting him (which btw, I’m mad that we didn’t get a name for him! What is it with Jon and Dave not naming some characters? We spent a season and a half without Grogu’s name and now this poor baby seems to go through the same lane). Anyway, nothing more Din-like than trying to ride the rancor and get almost eaten.

And of course, Grogu calmed the beast. He was like… Don’t worry, dad. I’ve got this… and did his magic hand thing, getting a nap buddy in the process. My new headcanon is that from now on every time Din and Grogu come to visit uncle Boba, Grogu is going to sneak down the pit for nap times with his new BFF.

What can I say about Fennec in her badass assassin glory? The mayor, the Pykes, and the other families’ bosses got off easy. They die too quickly. But that’s Fennec. Fast and lethal. A queen!

See, there’s something good that Din and Freetown’s citizens were helping for free. Boba can use the money that he would’ve paid them as a relief fund to rebuild the city, because yikes 😣 it got bad in some places

“We’re not suited for this” — Boba, my dear, it’s just now you realize that? 😆 Be careful with what you wish for, they say, because you got what you wanted: people’s respect.

I knew it!!! I knew Grogu would LOVE the N1. The way he loves speed, I couldn’t expect anything less than he tapping the glass to ask Din to push the button. And Grogu looks as adorable as I knew he would, sitting in his bubble seat 😊

Okay, when Freetown’s folk got to Mos Espa I wondered where Cobb Vanth was. I was so sure that he had survived the shot and was going to come, like half-dead, so he’d sat the fight out and Boba was going to offer his bacta tank, but when I didn’t see him, I panicked a little. He couldn’t be dead right? But many things were going on and I forget about him for a bit. So the post-credits scene made me scream. My theory wasn’t all that off.

But what does all this means? Will we see him again in Mando season 3 or another show? Or even in this show. I have the feeling that we could get another season. There are loose ends I’d like to see be tied up, there are too many questions that I still need the answer to. Or will we see all that resolved in The Mandalorian? Ugh! I wanna know!

This was quite a ride, people, and makes me sad 😢 that it’s over. Is a second season too much wishful thinking? Seriously, I’d watch it even if it’s just Boba and Fennec bickering, and Boba riding the rancor to town. Who needs a litter when you have a ton-and-a-half puppy that can carry you on his back? What if Peli moves to Mos Espa now that it’s a safer city, and she becomes the Slave 1’s mechanic… and for the mods’ bikes too, I guess.

And when are we’re going to get Mando season 3?!!!!

Anyway… show reviews will be on standby until May when Kenobi show is out (or before if they release TBB season 2 out of the sudden). Until then, be kind to yourselves. Be kind to others. And may the Force be with you.